Although, based on the price per year limit, a Hundred-thousand-year soul ring would only be worth about 1 billion Federation coins.
But the years alone cannot determine the value. There is a significant difference between ordinary thousand-year soul beasts and rare thousand-year soul beasts.
Under the same age limit, some soul spirits can be worth dozens of times more.
Moreover, the soul beasts Gu You absorbed were all rare and precious, and both of the Hundred-Thousand-year soul beasts were either extinct or had not appeared yet.
Just the word "extinct," combined with the hundred-thousand-year age limit, is enough to increase the price by many multiples.
If placed in a high-level Federation museum, these would be the treasures of the store, and even if someone offered more than 400 billion Federation coins, they still wouldn't be able to buy them.
Gu You only had a little over 100 million on him, which wasn't even enough to pay the down payment.
There was only one solution now. Gu You thought for a moment and quickly came up with a way to solve this problem.
That was to find the card he had previously given to Na'er and use the Federation money to pay first.
Although it felt somewhat dishonorable, this was the only solution for the time being.
"Sigh, I can see you can't pay. Fine, I'll give you 300 years. No interest," Leng Yaozhu said with a slight smile, her heart secretly delighting at Gu You's embarrassed expression.
...
Gu You nodded painfully, still thinking of creating a force of his own.
But now, he didn't even have the startup capital and was directly in debt for an entire fourth-tier city. He couldn't even think about playing around anymore; he might as well just quit.
"It's over, boss seems to be in debt now," Xu Xiaoyan whispered to the others.
Of course, they hadn't left yet. After all, with one less person, it wouldn't be the same as when they came.
"I heard it, 400 billion! Let's not get involved in this, even if you and I combine our entire fortune and multiply it by a hundred, we might not even be able to pay it off," Xie Xie clicked his tongue.
"300 years?" Gu You briefly relaxed. Three hundred years would definitely be enough, but thinking about the fact that he'd be spending the next 300 years working to pay off his debt, he felt a bit defeated.
Ordinary people couldn't live for 300 years, let alone ordinary soul masters.
But as long as a soul master broke through to the Title Douluo rank, they would have a lifespan of 300 years. After reaching level 90 and above, each level would add 100 years to their lifespan, allowing them to live for up to a thousand years.
Even without breaking through to Title Douluo, Gu You could still live for 300 years. It wasn't just because of his bloodline, but also due to divine power and the halo of being a child of life.
After leaving the Spirit Pagoda, Xie Xie and the others chatted happily on the way.
Except for Gu You and Gu Yue.
"I'm sorry."
Gu You looked at Gu Yue, confused.
"Sorry for what?"
"I shouldn't have lied to you," Gu Yue said, biting her lip.
"It doesn't really matter whether you lied or not, but this time, you caught me off guard, and it felt disgusting. It's still the same though, I'll definitely get those Hundred-thousand-year soul beasts, I'll eventually go into debt," Gu You shook his head, not paying much attention to Gu Yue.
When they returned to the academy, it was already evening. Gu You received a delivery: his battle armor's soul guiding array had been carved and was ready for fusion.
The entire battle armor's surface was designed in a purple-gold color that suited Gu You perfectly. It glittered like scales, exuding a sense of luxury. The soul guiding array carved on it was extremely delicate, as if crafted by a veteran battle armor designer.
Gu You mentally called out to the battle armor, establishing a link. From this point on, the armor had completely merged with his martial soul life.
Moreover, because the soul guiding array carved on it exceeded the capacity of a two-word battle armor, upgrading it to a three-word battle armor would only require improving the alloy's quality.
Gu You planned to keep using this battle armor and continuously upgrade it.
He had even thought of a name: the two words for now were "Purple Gold," and for the latter two, "Dragon God."
Full name: Purple Gold Dragon God!
Gu You tried the wings of the battle armor for flight and was very satisfied. He flew toward the work-study student dormitory.
Gu Yue, on the other hand, arrived at Shrek for a short while before leaving again. The evening breeze was cool, and she casually walked out of Shrek Academy. Gu Yue could probably be considered the student who left the academy the most; she almost went outside every day, either to the Spirit Pagoda or to handle her personal matters.
Not far from Shrek Academy, a sleek black soul-guided car slowly drove up and stopped beside her. A tall man stepped out of the driver's seat and opened the door for her.
Gu Yue stepped into the car, which was almost entirely covered in brown-red leather and light-colored wood. The decorations were made from expensive rare metals and gemstones.
"Head back for a while," Gu Yue said from the back seat in a low voice.
"Yes, Miss," the driver replied respectfully as he returned to the driver's seat.
The black soul-guided car smoothly entered the main road, quickly reaching a high speed. But inside the car, it was very quiet, with no sounds at all.
Gu Yue leaned back on the comfortable leather seat. The soft and smooth leather was full of texture. Her gaze drifted toward the bustling world outside the window, and gradually, her expression became somewhat distant.
Should this prosperous world really be destroyed?
It was unclear how much time passed, but the car slowly came to a stop in front of the Spirit Pagoda headquarters. The driver got out and opened the door for her, holding her head gently to protect her as she got out.
Gu Yue walked toward the Spirit Pagoda headquarters, and the driver quietly returned to the car, driving the luxurious soul-guided vehicle into the darkness at one side.
Gu Yue took the elevator directly to Leng Yaozhu's office.
"You're here?" Leng Yaozhu greeted her with a smile. "Your mother just called me, asking about you. She really can't stop worrying about you!"
If Gu You had been there, hearing about Gu Yue having a mother would definitely have shocked him.
Gu Yue smiled, "What's there to worry about? With you here, who could harm me?"
Leng Yaozhu smiled with a knowing look, "Yueyue, you've learned some of my secrets, and I've learned some of yours too."
"What secrets?" Gu Yue asked curiously. Leng Yaozhu's secret was that she had another disciple, but what secret had she revealed?
Leng Yaozhu smiled, "Your current state."
"My state? What's wrong with it?" Gu Yue was momentarily confused.
Leng Yaozhu said, "You've even started lying, especially to that brat. Have you two... gotten involved?"
"No," Gu Yue replied firmly.
"Well, if that's how you feel, then fine. His talent isn't ordinary, and if you really like him, you'd better act fast. Don't end up like me," Leng Yaozhu gently patted Gu Yue's head.
"Let's start," Gu Yue said, looking at Leng Yaozhu.
"Mm," Leng Yaozhu raised her hand, and a metal door quietly opened beside them.
The door opened, and Gu Yue walked in first. Leng Yaozhu said, "Yueyue, your cultivation has..."
(End of Chapter)